Tonight in L.A. (February 14, 2013)

We love SUPERGOOD readers.  Just wanted to say HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY.  If you're trying to enjoy some live music because you love it - here are tonight's concerts in Los Angeles.

• The Wedding Present, Nightmare Air @ The Echo

• Fatal Jamz, Snow Wite @ The Satellite (FREE)

• Wild Pack of Canaries @ Silverlake Lounge (FREE)

• Kate Crash, Recreations, Lonely Trees, The Unlikely Candidates @ The Hear Gallery

• Dam- Funk @ Lyric Theatre

• Nous Non Plus @ Bootleg Bar

• Frankenstein’s Bloody Valentine w/ Ms. Shapen Figures, Wild Betsy @ Lot 1 Café

• Poor Yorick, The Sahns, Shere, Punch Funk Love @ The Mint

• Penguin Prison, Jhameel, DWNTWN, Y Luv @ The Central SAPC

• Harlow Gold @ Harvelle’s

• The Dynotones, 3 Balls of Fire @ TRiP

• Katie Boeck, David Ryan Harries, Emma Joy, Terra Naomi, Sarah Nisch @ WitZend

• Jonny P (6 PM), Rocco Deluca, Chris Karn, Old Man @ Saint Rocke

• Afrojack @ Sound Nightclub

• Gap Dream, Teenage Burritos, Aquadolls, Cherry Glazer @ Alex’s Bar

• Swanky Tunes, Mikey Made, Infinite Sole @ Yost Theater

• Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Foxygen @ Constellation Room

• Ne-Yo, T.I., RaVaughn @ Nokia Theatre LA Live

• Jeremiah Red, Mister Blaqk, La Muerte @ Exchange LA

• Lucha VaVoom @ Mayan Theater

• The Vaccines, San Cisco, Zig Zags @ Fonda Theatre

• Eels @ The Observatory

• K. Will @ Orpheum Theatre

• Eric Burdon @ Grammy Museum

• Dead Meadow, Stranger Family Band, Matt Tow @ Troubadour

• Terror, H20, Backtrack, Code Orange Kids @ Roxy Theatre

• Telescope @ The Viper Room

• Ginuwine @ Key Club

• Bonnie Raitt @ Terrace Theater

• Boyz II Men @ Lancaster Performing Arts Center

• Kenny G @ Segerstrom Center for the Arts

• Chris Pierce @ Genghis Cohen

• Excision, Paper Diamond, Vaski @ Majestic Ventura Theater

• Ottmar Liebert, Luna Negra @ Coach House

• The Club Pacific Band, Wherling Dervish @ Del Monte Speakeasy

Tonight in L.A. (December 18, 2012)

Holiday parties are slowing down, shelves are clearing as people buy last minute presents (anyone got ideas???), but the concert calendar hasn't slowed down just yet (it will next week).

A couple great bills exist in the Los Angeles ether tonight - most notably the rock party celebrating The Rolling Stones at The Satellite that features Chris Shiflett of the Foo Fighters as well as Dustbowl Revival, Brian Whelan and many more.  

Hip hop heads get to enjoy How The Grouch Stole Christmas with The Grough & Eligh, Mistah F.A.B., Prof and DJ Fresh at El REy Theatre.



I like the free stylings of Zak Waters residency at The Central SAPC with Jhameel, who just finished up his own residency at Bootleg Theater last night.  Both these guys are going places - and Zak is even appearing on Carson Daly's show when they air footage from an earlier residency show.






Check out a full list of shows below:

• Lifehouse @ Troubadour

• Damezig, Shaufrau, I4AI, Wait for Green, Rubberneck  Lions, T.S. Idiot @ The Viper Room

• By The Way, Jeff Garlin in Conversation w/ Very Special Guest @ Largo

• How The Grouch Stole Christmas 2012 – The Grouch & Eligh, Mistah F.A.B., Prof, DJ Fresh @ El Rey Theatre

• Michael Williams Band, The Jon Collins Band @ The Mint

• Valente, Omniflux, Garland @ Bootleg Bar

• Magic Wands, Hopeless Jack, Meeting Places @ Harvard & Stone

• Bell Gardens, Kind Hearts & Coronets, Fort King, Brad Laner @ The Echo

• MellowHype, Trash Talk, Antwon, Rotting Out @ The Echoplex

• A Tribute to Rolling Stones w/ Michael Des Barres, Brian Whelan, Mitch Marine, Brett Anderson, Chris Shiflett (Foo Fighters), The Dustbowl Revival, Harlan, The Sister Ruby Band, The Far West @ The Satellite (FREE)

• Kettle Drivers, Sons of August, The Sleeping Car, Aloha Radio @ Detroit Bar

• Adam Roth @ Harvelle’s

• Volks, The Mud Howlers @ Los Globos

• LoveyDove, Runson Willis, The Sixth Son, Brendan Constantine @ Lot 1 Café

• Tijuana Bullfight, Roofbeam Carpenters, Broken Anchor, Monroe @ Silverlake Lounge

• The Neighbourhood @ The Constellation Room

• Luciana Souza, Larry Koonse, David Piltch @ Bluewhale

• Aaron Neville: A Christmas Celebration @ Walt Disney Concert Hall

• Jackie Bristow @ WitZend

• Zak Waters, Jhameel, Monroe, Sharkitecture (ft. Members of the Mowgli’s), Nicky Quid (DJ SET) @ The Central SAPC (FREE)

• Hunter 99, Triple Bordego, Apocalypse Vacation @ TRiP

• Pat Mahoney, Juan Maclean, Isom Innis, Urulu, Bones, Dirty Dave @ Dim Mak Studios

• Peach & Knife, Laura Jane, Jim Huff @ Room 5 Lounge

• Harper Blynn, Act As If, My Name is You, All Spots To Black, Commercial @ The Hotel Cafe

Tonight in L.A. (December 10, 2012)

Its another week of holiday parties and scrambling to make sure you see everyone before they leave town and enter the entertainment industry dark weeks.  Perhaps you'll find them at the Hurricane Sandy comedy benefit going on downtown at Club Nokia with the likes of Will Ferrell, Aziz Ansari, Sarah Silverman and more.  Or maybe a local concert like Jhameel's residency at Bootleg with support from the feisty up and coming indie-dance act Mind The Gap?  Or maybe they'll be Robert Raimon Roy's record release party at The Standard Hollywood (listening begins at 10:15?  Or maybe they'll be somewhere else....

If its somewhere else I might recommend Eastern Conference Champions and Bixby Knolls at The Echo, because its free or Bonhom, Diwon, E-Train, Palter Ego and Neutron at The Central SAPC because its festive and lots of jewish artists will be celebrating with Hannukah performances.

For more recs - see below:

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• LOUD VILLAGE Presents…Comedy for the Holidays @ Troubadour

• Metal Shop w/ Little Miss Nasty @ Key Club

• Diamond Revival, Charming Liars, Beatrice Brigitte @ The Viper Room

• Bonhom, Purdue Avenue, Diwon, E-Train, Palter Ego, Neutron, DJ Danny Mentoly, Danika Daze @ The Central SAPC

• theKI, Like Clockwork, Mark Hildreth, Poppa’s Kitchen @ The Mint

• Jackie Does Joel, Brother Sal, Joe Purdy, Brian Wright @ Room 5 Lounge

• The Mixx @ Harvelle’s

• Jason Joseph & The Spectacular, Dominique Pruitt, Maria Del Pilar, IAMEVE @ The Hotel Café

• 4^th Annual Paul Scheer Sexy Christmas Spectacular @ Largo

• Steel Panther @ House of Blues – Sunset Strip

• Technocrat, Sir Sly, Brandon De  Le Cruz @ Detroit Bar (FREE)

• Lamps, Doses, MYNX, Roman Milk @ Pehrspace

• Handshakes, Wires in the Walls, Future Dancing, Bedcake, Orange Umbrella @ Silverlake Lounge (FREE)

• Willy Moon, Pop Levi, Madi Diaz, Harper Blynn @ Bardot (It’s a School Night)

• Jhameel, Young Hunting, Mind The Gap @ Bootleg Bar (FREE)

• Sons of the Damned, Orange Blossom Special @ Constellation Room

• We Hate Hurricanes: Hurricane Sandy Benefit w/ Aziz Ansari, Will Ferrell, Sarah Silverman, Chelsea Peretti & Special Guests @ Club Nokia

• Eastern Conference Champions, The Bixby Knolls, The Reflections @ The Echo (FREE)

• The Child, Hammered Satin, Young Girls, Fan-Tan @ The Echoplex (FREE)

• The Henry Clay People, Son of Stan, TS and the Past Haunts @ The Satellite (FREE)

• Robert Raimon Roy @ The Standard Hollywood

Tonight in L.A. (December 3, 2012)

Get your first Monday of December popping properly with the launch of all new residencies - from The Dead Ships sat The Echo to Jhameel at Bootleg, its a new serving of FREE.  Despite the fresh residencies - It's A School Night again hosts the best free night of music with rising neo hip-hop wunderkind Robert Raimon Roy, along with Alezx Johnson, TeamMate and more.  I also like Hunnypot Radio hosting Chicago MC E-Train and his "Glow So Hard' vibes at The Central SAPC, plus Toy Bombs, Seven Saturdays and a few music supervisor DJ sets.









Other notable shows include KIIS FM's Jingle Ball with the Biebs, Flo Rida, FUN. and more chart toppers like Psy, Islands at Virgil and Vinyl Williams at Pehrspace.  

• KIIS FM’s Jingle Ball Night 2 feat. Justin Bieber, Ke$ha, Flo Rida, The Wanted, FUN., Afrojack, Owl City, Zedd, Psy @ Nokia Theatre LA Live

• Hunnypot Radio Live w/ Toy Bombs, Seven Saturdays, E-Train, Laura Katz (DJ set), Daryl Berg (DJ Set) @ The Central SAPC

• The MIXX @ Harvelle’s

• Lost Bayou Ramblers, The Gumbo Brothers @ The Mint

• Aerosmith @ Staples Center

• El Perro Del Mar Listening Party @ Origami Vinyl

• The Henry Clay People, So Many Wizards, Steelwells, Future Ghost, DJ Neil Shield @ The Satellite (FREE)

• Jeans Wilder, Spirit Vine, Barbarian, Kim Free @ The Echoplex (FREE)

• The Dead Ships, Manhattan Murder Mystery, Wake Up Lucid, Beach Party @ The Echo (FREE)

• 9 Electric, The Natural Born Killers, The Knife Outline, Hi Tech Hate, Vattica, The Dark DJs @ The Roxy

• Metal Shop w/ Little Miss Nasty @ Key Club

• Steel Panther @ House of Blues – Sunset Strip

• Jhameel, More Amor, The New Limb, We Are/She Is @ Bootleg Bar (FREE)

• Jason Joseph & The Spectacular, Hudson w/ Shawn Hook, Juliana Joy @ The Hotel Cafe

• Fay Wolf, Sweet Talk Radio, Chris Pierce, Shane Alexander, Joel Eckels  @ Room 5 Lounge

• Alezx Johnson, Oren Lyons, Robert Raimony Roy, TeamMate, Jamie Acid Girls @ Bardot (It’s a School Night) (FREE)

• The Golden Racial, Warships, The Vapes, Handshakes @ Silverlake Lounge (FREE)

• Vinyl Williams HOTT MT, Body Parts, Josh Boyd, Panther Heart @ Pehrspace

• Technocrat, SR. Sly, Rayan Ratfield, Shane Thompson, Greg Johnson @ Detroit Bar (FREE)

• Lolove, Meg Myers, Diamonds Under Fire, Ryan Darton and The Wildbeast @ The Viper Room

• Islands @ The Virgil

• Tapioca & Flea @ Harvard & Stone

• Terraplane Sun, The Record Company @ Velvet Jones

Tonight in L.A. (November 27, 2012)

Finish November strong by going out every night - because there are plenty of excuses not to stay in this Tuesday.  The Central SAPC finishes a fierce residency from Gavin Turek with some indie soul and more from her, Jhameel, Hustle Roses and Kenan Bell.  Its FREE - which makes it sweeter.





Hip hop heads can get a little more G than Kenan Bell with Joe Budden, Locksmith, Skeme and Paypa at El Rey Theatre or go to O.C.'s The Observatory for The Grouch & Eligh, Mistah F.A.B., Prof and DJ Fresh.



High schoolers get their rock and roll on at some House of Blues competition that might anoint a future rock god, while Hollywood Palladium celebrates heroes of metal at Metalocalypse 2012 Tour with Dethklok amd Soundgarden delivers for a sold out crowd at Fonda Theatre.



A full list of shows is below....

• Metalocalypse 2012 Tour w/ Dethklok @ Hollywood Palladium

• Gavin Turek, Jhameel, Hustle Roses, Kenan Bell @ The Central SAPC (FREE)

• Stevie Starlight @ Harvey’s

• Sean O’Connor, Julian McCullough @ The Mint

• KG Bird, Merciless Jive @ The Mint

• Corrinne May, The Peoples Mic @ WitZend

• The Sweethurt, Sharaya Mikael, Joseph Bates @ Lot 1 Café

• Johnny O’Donnell, Sacramento, Daniel Ahearn & The Jones, Hurricane Music, Dead Dawn, Dandelo @ The Echo

• The Jonas Brothers @ Pantages Theatre

• Joe Budden, Locksmith, Skeme, Paypa @ El Rey Theatre

• Soundgarden @ The Fonda Theatre (SOLD OUT)

• Henry Rollins “The Long March” @ Largo

• IHOBF’s 2012 Bringin’ Down The House Musical Competition w/ high school musicians @ House of Blues – Sunset Strip

• Colby Brown, Tall Tales & The Silver Lining, The Cerny Brothers, All Spots To Black @ Bootleg Bar

• Matthew Mayfield, Harper Blynn, The Roof Beam Carpenters, Erin McLaughlin, Justin Soileau @ The Hotel Café

• Pat Hull, Caroline Brooks, Shoshana Bean, Ashley Jordan @ Room 5 Lounge

• Black Belt Karate, The Wingard Manor, Jake Salley @ Silverlake Lounge

• Big Chocolate, Bones, Tony Fresch @ Dim Mak Studios

• Let Em Riot, Maxi Wild, Northern Labour Party, Technocrat, DJ Velvet Touch @ Detroit Bar

• The Grouch & Eligh, Mistah F.A.B., Prof, DJ Fresh @ The Observatory

• Speech Impediments, Rhythm Writeres, Alyse, King Cyrus @ House of Blues – Anaheim